Putting a Definition to Modern Luxury.
How do we define modern luxury — and how is it different from what came before?
David Kind and the Eyewear Goliath(s).
With Luxottica and Warby Parker both dominating eyewear, David Kind is carving out a high-end moat in a category that’s ultra competitive at the low end.
Standing up to bad customers – What it takes to build an ‘antifragile’ business.
Applying author Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s philosophy on antifragility to modern menswear business.
Modern Luxury: New Consumers, New Values.
The modern luxury era isn’t only about brands, it’s just as much about the consumers that propel them too. But how are shoppers different from just ten years ago?
Tracking the Brilliant (and Unscalable) John Sterner Pre-launch Process.
Over the last year, Alexander Stutterheim of Stutterheim Raincoats fame has given us a behind-the-scenes look at his new top-end knitwear brand John Sterner. But in a market stuffed with cashmere competition, can he win?
Modern Luxury CEOs Respond to Amazon’s Activewear Moves with a Collective “Meh.”
After news broke that Amazon had set its sights on the activewear space, we wondered what modern luxury founders in the category thought. So we asked them.
The Lean Luxe 2017 Modern Luxury Forecast.
The new year is upon us. Here’s what we’re predicting for the next 12 months.
Nudge’s Ben Young: “Why luxury needs to get native.”
Luxury brands must take a more considered approach to advertising online. Banner ads and pop-ups don’t fit their model, but native advertising often does.
Coach, Kors, and Kate Spade – Commodified, directionless, and slowly bleeding out.
We explore why these American luxury empires could soon crumble — and offer two superior modern luxury alternatives.
Founders Footwear: Step inside the next Jack Erwin.
With Jack Erwin, Paul Evans, M.Gemi, and Sons of London already on the scene, where does Founders fit in an increasingly crowded men’s luxury footwear space?
